b'A&D CORNERthinking of any project as encom- their longevity over the centuries, passing not only the most removed,containingnaturalmineralssuch observable viewpoint, but also theascarboncarbonateandsilicon minutest detail.dioxide,whichcomprise59%of We approach each project at nottheearthscrust.Thisisimpor-only the scale of the city, the block,tanttoNANOsqualitycontrol and the street, but also at the levelassuranceplan,becauseoftheir ofthesmallestessentialstherelevancetointeriorspacesand joint, the reveal, and the grain. Intheir contribution to current design the process of developing a proj- longevity, in addition to the ease of ect, no scale holds supremacy, butlong-term maintenance for the cli-mustinformoneanothertocon- ent. Typically our new and return-structtheoveralldesign concept.Buildingupon ourphilosophy,wehave instituted a quality control assurance program for all material specifi cations on ourprojects.Thisevalu-atestheproductforits life cycle costs and envi-ronmental indoor quality, aswellasitsrecyclable effectsontheenviron-ment.Aswehavedesigned bothcommercialand residentialspacesinthe last several years, natural materials have excelled in ourqualitycontrolpro-cess. Several of their sus-tainability factors include: durability over time; posi-tivealignmentwiththe environment;resilience tofl uctuatingtempera-tureandsolarcondi- NANOs quality control assurance program evalu-tions.Stoneandtileareates products for their life cycle costs, environmental the oldest materials in theindoor quality as well as their recyclable effects on the environment. Photo courtesy of Micahl Wyckoff worldandhaveprovenof MW Visual Design.66 TileLetter | August 2019'